Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-27

days
At the request of counsel for J.hn 6iseoe,
charged with murder, the following special
panel of twenty-five extra jurors was ordered
to be drawn today BY the Court:
Saml. E Hammersley, james VI Harvey,
Geo T. Smoo,, James T. Esitp,
| p. A l.. Cenee, ) b Dunningioa,
A. A. Butler, John 7 Davis
J. G. Richmond, " IN. II. Dyson,
IT, R. Burgess Alex NJ, ksc.
Josas Hackerson, ,coid lSaml. q Lancaster,
E. Dudley Turner, J,hn T F. Wiugsis.
James Gardiner, Geo. II Milhurn, cole
j. Clarence Jameson, Jos. { Cooksey,
JohB S. Higdon, John Il. Carpenter,
Thcs. P Gray, Jr.. Grandson N'Pherson,
George W. Berry.
Tuesdgy-When Court called this morning
county, which had been set for trial today, was
taken up before the full beach. Ia ,hi. case
Miss Eliza CaIhsrine A. TowLshend, the plain
tH, su.d Wm. T. Robinson, George E. orme.
Lemuel L. Orme and Aquills T. Robinson tor
conspiracy in causing the pl.iniif 10 hsve
stricken from The dockets of he Circuit Cour;
for Prince Georges county, tao suits which
had been brought by her against Wm /. Rob
inson, one of the defendants in this case, One
of these suits was for assault and battery IN
which the damages was laid al SIO 900, and
the ether for the fraudul.n, securing of
some property belonging to plsIrtf bs Wm.
| T. Robinson her guardian, AID in sblrh tie
damages were laid at So 600. Tn. defendants
in the present action are charged With conspir-
| ing to- ether aud by inti,nidsiioas and threats
TO have Induced the plaintiff TO sign sp per
withdrawing these suits from the d'skets Toe
damages in the presen, case. arising out OF this
withdrawal. are laid at S5 900. The plainId
is represented in Court by MsGruder, C,malier
and E ieen, and the defendants hy 5
Robert t. and Wm Stsnl.y Y, of Marlboro bar, ,snd
John H Mitchell. The day was occupied in
bearing testimony OF the plaintiff SIDE and
Court, at $50 o'clock, adjourned.
The Grand Jury after submitting the follow
ing report were finally discharged to-day:
To the Honorable the Judges efhe Circuit Court
/ for Charles County
GEyrLEMEs The Grand Jurors Of Charles
county for the May term. 1887, beg leave 10 re-
port that they have diligentl iotesti gated all
matters of su ficient mag nitude, that have bee n
presented to their notice, and have bsen as
prompt as circumstances would permit in act
ing upon them. Our body has been 10 session
eight days, have examined sixty witnesses,
found fourteen presentments and fifteen true
bills The jail has beed examined and found
in a uest and eleanly condition, and the prison
ers we'll cared for.
Having performed the duties required Of Us
as Grand Jurors of Charles county, We COW re-
spec,sully ask to be discharged
JOSEPH T WARD, Foreman.
Wednesdoy The entire session OF Court to'
day was occupied in the continued hsaring o
the conspiracy suit OF Townshend vs. Robinson
ct al ALA o'clock the testimony WAS all in
and argument before the Court on the prayer:
Of both plaintiff and defendants was soon after
begun The Court allowed the first prayer o.
the defendants and instr ted the jury 10 render
a verdict for the defendants, Which th'! did
without leaving the box. Counsel foi plaint'f
took many exceptions 10 the rulings OF th'
Court during the progress OF the trial, and 1t /:
thought that the case will be carried ~ 'h'n
to the Court of Appeals.
The Court today rendered lis decision In ih'
suit of Burch IS. Turner, by giving jadgmen
for th- D. aintif for the sum OF 1922 IL
7harsdoy.--W hen Court called This morniI {
the case OF State rs. John b. Bscoe, which h q
been set for trial today, was taken up This il
the second trial of this cause, the prisoner hav
. ing been tried at the last Nv mber term, oil
D removal from ST. Mary's county, for the mar
der of Capt. Robert R. Dixon in the Pooma
, in September last. Judge Magruder, Of counse
for defense, Immediately after The prisoner va
broug BIT into Court, made motion TO have th
5 case remanded back TO st. Mnry's county. oil
: the ground that the record transmitted her
:, , was imperfect in so far as not to have spec6et
+ that 1t was to the "Crcuit Court OF Charlie
3 county," but merely to "Charles county" iha
the cause was removed. Consid-rabe ant
:. lengthy argument was made before the Coar
Il on this point by Magruder, which was brief.
responded to by States Attorneys Hammett
of ST. Mary's and Wilmer, Of Charles, v h'
are conducting the prosecution. The Cour
! finally overruled the motion, and the prisoner
counsel reserved an exception TO its decision
When the decision of the Court On this ques
ton had been rendered, demurrer to the in
d die, ment was then entered BY prisoners coun
sci, On the ground that St. Mary s county hat
no jurisdiction over the waters " here the GRIN.
v was alleged to have teen committed. 1t Va
I expected that this question would he broug b
: up by the defense at the 6rst trial and The pros
ecution had prepared to meet it but it was no
touched upon at that time. After an extended